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Reply To: Dehydrated and Freeze Dried "Raw" Dog Foods?

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I think Freeze-Dried should be categorized as raw. The general categories should have more to do with the presumptive quality of the nutrients remaining in the food after it has been processed. Dehydrated foods are processed at low heat, but it’s enough heat to kill enzymes in the food. Free-Dried foods are not exposed to heat, and therefore retains those enzymes.
The categories for raw could be Fresh Raw, Frozen Raw, Freeze-Dried Raw.